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Chapter One Civilization in the Midstream of the Han River1
¢ñ. Lead-in questions3
¢ò. The text3
1. Dinosaur Egg Fossils at Qinglong Mountain4
2. Turquoise at Yungai Temple £¨ÔƸÇË£©6
3. Yunxian Man on Quyuan River £¨ÇúÔ¶ºÓ£©9
¢ó.Questions for discussion12
¢ô. Sources12
¢õ. Material for further reading12
1. He Shi £¨an excerpt from Han Feizi£©12
2. Wan bi gui Zhao £¨an excerpt from Records of the Historian£©13
Chapter Two Shennongjia£º A Mystery19
¢ñ. Lead-in questions21
¢ò. The text22
1. Natural Beauty in Shennongjia22
2. The Origin of Shennongjia26
3. Haven for Relict Vegetation and Endangered Animals27
4. The Mystery of Savages28
¢ó. Questions for discussion30
¢ô. Sources30
¢õ. Material for further reading31
1. Huai Nan Zi £¨an excerpt£©31
2. The Book of Master Baopu £¨excerpts£©32
3. Huangdi Neijing £¨an excerpt£©34
Chapter Three A Brief History of the State of Chu37
¢ñ. Lead-in questions39
¢ò. The text40
1. Bi lu lan lv¡ªThe Beginning of the State of Chu40
2. Wen ding zhi xin¡ªEarly Expansion42
3. Yi ming jing ren £¨Ò»Ãù¾ªÈË£©¡ªRise to Power46
4. Chu cai Jin yong £¨³þ²Ä½úÓã©¡ªThe Frustration of an Empire48
5. Qian jin shi gu¡ªChu¡¯s Heyday53
6. Zong heng bai he ¡ª Decline of Chu58
7. Nan feng bu jing¡ªFall of Chu63
¢ó. Questions for discussion65
¢ô. Sources65
¢õ. Material for further reading66
1.Shijing/The Book of Songs £¨excerpts£©66
2. History of the Former Han Dynasty £¨an excerpt£©68
Chapter Four Tao Te Ching and Taoism £¨Philosophy in the State of Chu£©71
¢ñ. Lead-in questions73
¢ò. The text74
1. The Lao-Zhuang Thought /Lao Tzu and Chuang Zi74
2. Taoism77
3. Wudang Mountains81
4. The Legend of Yellow Crane Tower84
¢ó.Questions for discussion87
¢ô. Sources87
¢õ.Material for further reading88
1. Tao Te Ching £¨excerpts£©88
2. The Book of Zhuang Zi £¨excerpts£©91
3. ¡°Yellow Crane Tower¡±93
4. ¡°Chuang Tzu£¬ The Monist¡±94
Chapter Five Literature in the State of Chu95
¢ñ. Lead-in questions97
¢ò. The text98
1. Shijing and Chuci98
2. An Introduction to Lisao101
3. Artistic Achievements in Lisao106
¢ó.Questions for discussion109
¢ô. Sources109
¢õ. Material for further reading109
1. Lisao £¨excerpts£©109
2. ¡°Heavenly Questions¡± £¨an excerpt£©113
3. ¡°Hymn to the Fallen¡±113
Chapter Six Artistic Achievements in the State of Chu115
¢ñ. Lead-in questions117
¢ò. The text118
1. Guqin Pavilion and Gao shan liu shui119
2. Jin sheng yu zhen £¨½ðÉùÓñÕñ£©120
3. Painting£¬ Sculpture and Chu-Style Lacquer Ware124
¢ó. Questions and topics for discussion129
¢ô. Sources130
¢õ. Material for further reading130
1. The Story of the Stone £¨excerpts£©130
2. Records of the Historian £¨an excerpt£©135
Chapter Seven People of the Three Gorges137
¢ñ. Lead-in questions139
¢ò. The text140
1. The Three Gorges £¨³¤½­ÈýÏ¿£©140
2. The Three Gorges Dam142
3. The Ba People £¨°ÍÈË£©144
4. Celebrities of the Three Gorges145
¢ó. Questions for discussion146
¢ô.Sources147
¢õ. Material for further reading147
1. ¡°Alarm at First Entering the Yangtze Gorges¡±147
2. ¡°Early Departure from Baidi City¡±148
3. ¡°Sze yueh¡±149
4. ¡°Thinking of My Late Wife¡±150
5. Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber £¨an excerpt£©150
Chapter Eight Industrialization and Commercialization in Wuhan and the 1911 Revolution153
¢ñ. Lead-in questions155
¢ò. The text156
1. The Second Opium War £¨1856¡ª1860£©156
2. Hankou Opened as a Business Port157
3. Zhang Zhidong and Hanyang Iron & Steel Factory159
4. Wuchang Uprising163
¢ó. Questions for discussion168
¢ô. Sources168
¢õ. Material for further reading169
The Yi King/The Book of Changes /Classic of Changes £¨excerpts£©169
Afterword£¨ºó ¼Ç£©173